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Kellyanne Conway’s Husband Just Accused Trump of Witness Tampering In Mueller Investigation

George Conway, the husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, says Donald Trump may have obstructed justice and tampered with witnesses in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.

George Conway cited two laws in response to a Trump tweet attacking the Mueller probe on Monday. In that tweet, Trump slammed his former longtime lawyer Michael Cohen, saying he should be in prison, and praised his confidant Roger Stone for vowing to not testify against him.

“File under ’18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1512,’” Conway wrote in response to the Stone tweet, referring to obstruction of justice and witness tampering laws.

Conway has been a frequent critic of Trump, even though his wife works closely with the president.

Neal Katyal, the former acting solicitor general under President Obama who has co-written with Conway opinion pieces critical of Trump, agreed with Conway.

“This is genuinely looking like witness tampering. DOJ (at least with a nonfake AG) prosecutes cases like these all the time. The fact it’s done out in the open is no defense. Trump is genuinely melting down, and no good lawyer can represent him under these circs,” Katyal said.

Twitter was quick to respond:

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